UNIONS have demanded action over Britain’s “increasingly dire” economic forecast following “meagre” growth.Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 per cent between January and March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.This was higher than the 0.5 per cent growth that most economists had been expecting, and marks the strongest since the first quarter of 2025, when GDP also increased by a revised 0.6 per cent.

UNIONS have demanded action over Britain’s “increasingly dire” economic forecast following “meagre” growth.

Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 per cent between January and March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.

This was higher than the 0.5 per cent growth that most economists had been expecting, and marks the strongest since the first quarter of 2025, when GDP also increased by a revised 0.6 per cent.

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